Never Forget.

Photos by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

(From left) U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Randall Paul, Sgt. Gregory Hartman, and 1st Lt. Alexander White, Marines serving with White Platoon, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, listen while a Marine recalls a funny anecdote about Cpl. Roberto Cazarez, during a memorial service held in his honor April 8, 2012. Cazarez, a light armored vehicle driver and an Angostura, Mexico, native, was killed in action during combat operations March 30, 2012. He enlisted in the Marine Corps out of Los Angeles, served for nearly six years and was with the battalion since March 2010. Paul is a New Palestine, Ind., native, Hartman is a Sacramento native, and White is a Fredericksburg, Va., native.

U.S. Navy Seaman Garrett Keith, a corpsman serving with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, places an LAV driver’s helmet on a memorial stand honoring Cpl. Roberto Cazarez, a fallen LAV driver who served with the company’s Alpha Section, White Platoon, during a memorial service April 8, 2012. Cazarez, an Angostura, Mexico, native, who enlisted in the Marine Corps in Los Angeles, was killed in action during combat operations March 30, 2012. Some of his closest fellow Marines said he’ll be remembered most for his humor and good-natured debates he sparked among his friends. Keith is a Oklahoma City native.

U.S. Marine Sgt. Matthew Landis, a rifleman and section leader serving with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, salutes to the memorial stand of Cpl. Roberto Cazarez during a memorial service in his honor April 8, 2012. Cazarez, a light armored vehicle driver and an Angostura, Mexico, native, was killed in action during combat operations March 30, 2012. He enlisted in the Marine Corps out of Los Angeles, served for nearly six years and was with the battalion since March 2010. Some of his fellow Marines said he’ll be remembered most for his humor and good-natured debates he sparked among his friends.

U.S. Marine Col. Roger Turner, the commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, and Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, the regimental sergeant major, kneel and pay homage to Cpl. Roberto Cazarez during a memorial service in his honor April 8, 2012. Cazarez, a light armored vehicle driver and an Angostura, Mexico, native, was killed in action during combat operations March 30, 2012. He enlisted in the Marine Corps out of Los Angeles, served for nearly six years and was with the battalion since March 2010. Some of his fellow Marines said he will be remembered most for his humor and good-natured debates he sparked among his friends.

U.S. Marines and sailors serving with Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, in Helmand province’s Khan Neshin district gathered April 8, 2012, to pay homage to Cpl. Roberto Cazarez, a light armored vehicle driver with the company’s Alpha Section, White Platoon. Cazarez, an Angostura, Mexico, native, was killed in action during combat operations March 30, 2012. Some of his fellow Marines said he’ll be remembered most for his humor and good-natured debates he sparked among his friends. He enlisted in the Marine Corps out of Los Angeles, served for nearly six years and was with the battalion since March 2010. His awards include the Purple Heart, the Navy Achievement Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, the commanding general of Task Force Leatherneck, 1st Marine Division (Forward), kneels to pay homage to Cpl. Roberto Cazarez during a memorial service in his honor April 8, 2012. Cazarez, a light armored vehicle driver and an Angostura, Mexico, native, was killed in action during combat operations March 30, 2012. He enlisted in the Marine Corps out of Los Angeles, served for nearly six years and was with the battalion since March 2010.